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A Detailed Proof of Pohst's Inequality

Number Theory 2022-12-06 v2 Combinatorics

Abstract

In 1977 Pohst conjectured a certain inequality for nn variables and give a computer-assisted proof for n10n\leq 10. We give a proof for all nn using a combinatorial argument. This inequality yields a better bound for the regulator in terms of the discriminant for totally real number fields.

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@article{arxiv.2210.15141,
  title  = {A Detailed Proof of Pohst's Inequality},
  author = {Gabriel Raposo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2210.15141},
  year   = {2022}
}

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12 pages, 9 figures